Window-seat.



L. 6:1. BERANEK.

WINDOW SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 1916.

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L. & J. BERANEK.

WINDOW SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20. 191s.

Patented J an.' 8, 1918..

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' Umso lstraTEs PAENT (5F-WCE LUDWIG BERANEK AND JOSEPH BERANEK, or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs.

WINDOW-SEAT.

- To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, LUDWIG BERANEK and JOSEPH BERANEK, citizens of the 'nited States, and residents of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Window-Seats, of which ,the following is a specification.

Ourinvention relates to improvements inr window seats which are designedfor 'use in connectlon with windows to facilitate washing of the outer sides of the windows and to The object of our invention is the production of a window seat which will be of durable and economical construction, one which i may be readily and easily arranged in place or removed, and one which, when not in use, msg be folded into compact form.

ther objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the colnbinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter de- -scribed-and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming. a part of this specification, and in i which,

y Figure 1 is a top plan view of a window seat embodying the invention, Fig.` 2 is a side elevation of the window seat showing the same applied to a window sill, the latter being shown in dotted lines,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical transverse section through the body ofthe seat,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line :z2-m of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the back rest of the seat.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawings; comprises a rectangular body or seat-forming portion proper 1. Coperating with the body 1 is a back rest 2 which is swingingly or foldably connected with the rearward edge of the said body as at 3. Coperating with said back rest are foldable brace rods 4, the same being provided intermediate their ends with joints 5 whereby said brace rods may be collapsed or folded upon themselves to per-` mit of the back rest being folded to `position on the upper side 'of body 1 when the device is not in use. Thus it will be seen that when the device is in folded position the same will occupy very little space for storage'or transortation. The back rest 2 is reinforced at lts rearward side by the extension of the 1 is a supportin Patented Jan. s, 19.18. appncationmd sp1-i120, 191s. seriaiNo. 92,410 Y hinge leaves upwardly thereon adjacentthjel lateral edges of said back rest, and by means of a transversely extending strap 6 provided at the` rearward side thereof as clearly shown in Fig. '5.

The body 1 is reinforced by two straps or` elongated metallic plates T which aresecured at the under side thereof adjacent "the lateraledges of said body. Coperatiilg withfsaid body for connection of thesalne with the sill of the window in connection. 31.'.y

with which the sameis employed. are ltw hook members 8 thev forward ends of which .y1

are formed'as seen7 to adapt the same for embracing of the inner edge of the inner sillv of bolts 11. which are adapted to projectl through alining openings which are formed in the forwardly extended end portions of the plates? and 10, the rearward ends of said 'hook "members being formed with spaced openings 12 which are adapted for registration with the openings in members T and 8. When the bolts 11 are engaged 'with said openings, as shown in Fig. 3 it is of course apparent that the hook members S are securely locked agains "sliding movement. Thumb nuts'13 coperate with bolts 11. The adjustable fastening of the hook members 8'o`f'course permits of adjustment of the same toengage with window sills of .various widths. or sizes, thus extending the field of "usefulness ofthe device. To prevent marring of the inner window sill engaged by the device sleeves 14 offelt, or

other suitable material are provided upon the forward ends of hook members 8 and adjacent portions of the plates 7 and 10.

-' Arranged upon the lunderside of the body element adapted for engagementA with t e upper side of the outer sill 0f the window when the device is inI use. Said supporting element comprises a pair of spaced blocks 15 which are rigidly connected by a cross piece 16. Said supporting ele-v ment is connected with the member 1I vby means of straps@ 17 provided upon the outer sides of blocks 15, 'the upper ends of said 4straps. being formed into laterallyvplrojectyof a. conventional window. The rearward l y ends of hook members S slidably engage in elongated-sockets formed in the .body l by suitable material.

wardly from body l. Thumb nuts '2O coperate with said st-uds in fastening the supporting element thereto. Two sets of studs 19 and`l9 are provided in order to allow for adjustment of the supporting element so as topermit .of use of the device upon the windows offrame as well as brick buildings. it being of course understood that the width of the sills of these two classes of buildings vary. To prevent marring of the outer sill of the window the seatis provided at its underside with buti'ers 22 of rubber or other Said bulfers also serving to prevent sliding or relative shifting of the device when in use.

By the construction as set forth it will be seen that when in use. the same will be locked against relative outward movement through engagement of tbe hook members 8 with'tthe inner edge of the inner window sill. Q Shoulders 23 and '2l engaging against the :olif-.set portions or shoulders of the conventional window sill will serve to lock the device against relative inward movement. Thus it will be seen that the device will be securely fastened to the window frame. the

baclti` rest and brace rods coperating therewith serving to prevent the occupant of the seat front.` falling therefrom. The device is of light though strong and durable construction, the same may be collapsed into a very small space.- when not in use. and may be readily andcxpeditiously arranged in oper ative relation with a window or as quickly and easily removed therefrom when desired,

'hile we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for' carrying our invention into elfect, this is capable of'variation and modification without departing vfrom the spirit of the invention.

We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construct-ion set forth, but desire to avail ourselves ofl such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described our invention what we'l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is:

A window seat comprising a body; means on said body for engagement with a window sill to secure the same thereto, said means comprising a pair of hook members mounted on said body for sliding adjustment to embrace the inner edge of a window sill; elongated sockets in saidbody in which the rearward ends of said hook members are slidably mounted. eaclrof said sockets being formed of a shallo-w groove provided in the upper side of said body; a plate covering the upper side of said groove and extending forwardly beyond the forward edge of said body: a second plate secured to said body and extending edge thereof below and spaced from said forward end portion of said first mentioned plate: said forward end portions of said plates having alining openings and the rearward end portions of said hook members having spaced openings adapted for'registration with said first mentioned openings: and means adapted for engagement with said openings to lock said hook members in positions of sliding adjustment, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LTDlVIG BERAXEK. JOSEPH BERAXEK. lVitneses:

JOSHUA R. H. Ports, ARTHUR A. OLSON.

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